内容正文:
Chemical Versus Organic Farming
Unit 5 Working the Land
Reading for writing
Learning objectives
In this class we will:
Understand the meanings of chemical farming and organic farming.
Know the advantages and disadvantages of them.
Express opinions on them, and write an argumentative essay .
Reading
PART 01
3
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chemical [ˈkemɪkl]
化学的
bacteria [bækˈtɪəriə]
细菌
pest [pest]
害虫
Lead in
Learn some new words.
4
production
生产;制造
nutrition [nuˈtrɪʃn]
营养
mineral [ˈmɪnərəl]
矿物质
Pre-reading
1.What is the farmer doing in the picture?
2.What is the farmer wearing? Why?
The farmer is spraying chemical pesticides on the crops.
The farmer is wearing a mask and hat. Because it may harm people’s health.
Look at the photo and discuss.
v.喷洒
What is chemical farming? What is organic farming?
Reading
Organic farming is simply farming ________________
Chemical farming is farming with _________ , especially ___________________ and _________________.
while
chemicals
chemical
pesticides
artificial fertilizers
without chemicals .
Para.1
Para.3
Activity 1: Read para.1 and para.3, and then answer the following questions.
Reading
D. The problems with chemical farming
B. Why man-made chemicals are still used in
C. Organic methods for producing rich soil
A. What organic farming is
D
A
C
B
bacteria and insects
prohibited
damage they use
grow too fast
nutrition
natural waste from animals
change the kind of crop
every year
different depths
demand for food around the world
Activity 2: Mtach the main ideas ,and then complete the sentences.
Understand the structure of the text.
Title
The _______ and _________ of chemical farming.
benefits
problems
Part 1:
(Para 1&2)
What organic farming is
Part 2:
(Para 3)
Part 4:
(Para 5)
Conclusion
Part 3:
(Para 4)
Organic methods for producing rich soil
Reading
Writing
PART 02
10
What’s the author’s attitude towards chemical farming and organic farming?
A.Negative